An examination of the delayed birth certificate of Callie Watts, my first cousin 3x removed and grand aunt.
Delayed Birth Certificate of Callie Watts
Graham and the Wild Lands
An allusion has been made to the Homestead Law. I think it worthy of consideration, and that the wild lands of the country should be distributed so that every man should have the means and opportunity of benefitting his condition. Abraham Lincoln, 12 February 1861 This year will mark the 150th anniversary of the Homestead…
Obituary: Callie (Watts) Graham
Originally published in The Marshall Republican on Thursday, 2 October 1958. Callie Graham, Wife of Jesse Graham, Died Mrs. Callie Graham, aged 64, wife of Jesse Graham, died Saturday. The family had resided in the Rambo and Watts communities for a number of years. Mrs. Graham was born October 18, 1893. She professed faith in…
Timeline Thus Far
I thought it might be neat to take some of the dates mentioned in the articles on Graham Ancestry and arrange them in chronological order along with some other significant American historical milestones. Nineteenth Century 4 July 1819. The Territory of Arkansas was created from a portion of the Missouri Territory. 15 June 1836. Arkansas…
Jessie Cornelius Graham
Jessie Cornelius Graham was born in Searcy County, Arkansas on 22 July 1892. By my reckoning, he was the second child of John Henry Graham and his wife Mary Matilda (Bohannon), and their first son. He was likely named for both of his grandfathers, paternal Jesse Graham and maternal William Cornelius Bohannon. Jessie, age 8,…
Graham Ancestry 